Chapter 13: Review Test 5

Biased Arguments

Read the following sets of ideas. In each of the blanks, choose UB if the idea is presented in an unbiased statement, or B if the idea is a biased argument using a fallacy in logical thought or a propaganda technique.

___ 1. President Reagan was one of our most successful presidents because he was one of our most effective presidents.

UB

B

___ 2. Osama Bin Laden, an Islamic fundamentalist and the son of a Saudi billionaire, has been on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list since 1999, and the U.S. State Department has offered up to $25 million in reward for his arrest.

UB

B

___ 3. The courage and honor John Kerry displayed during combat in the Vietnam War are the very qualities that he relies upon today as a political leader.

UB

B

___ 4. Vice President Richard B. Cheney has an established career as a businessman and public servant, serving four Presidents and as an elected official.

UB

B

___ 5. Obviously, the media is too cowardly to question the practices of those corrupt officials who hold the highest positions in our local government.

UB

B